CHI NOTES
11/21 @ LAL • L, 103-94
CHI (3-12)
Clockwise: L. Markkanen, R. Lopez, K. Dunn, Ju. Holiday, D. Valentine, A. Blakeney
STARTERS
--Kris Dunn • midrange J (early 1Q); drop-off to R. Lopez (early 1Q); great defense on L. Ball (rip up, block, 1Q); step back midrange - go-to move? (mid 1Q); missed two bad jumpers (late 1Q); check back in (mid 2Q); corner triple (late 2Q); short-arm post float (late 2Q); leak out layup via D. Valentine (late 2Q); TO (3Q), fouled J. Clarkson on J (late 3Q); 10 & 5 dimes (early 4Q); LIGHT: step back midrange (mid 4Q); decent night overall
LINE: 12 (5/14 shooting), 6 dimes & 5 boards (32 min.)
--Justin Holiday • forcing up bad looks early; hop triple (mid 2Q); off & on w/ triple (early 3Q); fouled on triple (early 3Q); getting shots up! - consistent contested looks; aggressive but not in greatest flow; rebounding well; 40 min. on the night, off night from the field
LINE: DD - 10 (2/12 shooting), 10 boards, 2 dimes (40 min.)
--Denzel Valentine • good start, transition layup, transition triple (1Q); elbow triple (late 1Q); hot early! - 3 triples (11 pts in 1Q); earned extended PT (played w/ second unit); check back in (mid 2Q); lookahead dish to K. Dunn (late 2Q); transition 3 (early 3Q); straightaway triple (early 4Q); drew jump ball on B. Ingram (early 4Q); nice whip back to L. Markkanen (missed jumper); very solid night overall, stayed in flow & fought v. bigger opponents on D
LINE: 17 (6/12 shooting), 9 boards, 4 dimes, 2 steals (37 min.)
--Lauri Markkanen • missed first three looks, jump pass TO (1Q); check back in (mid 2Q); elbow triple (late 2Q); travel (late 2Q); strong o-board, drew foul (early 3Q); LIGHT: dribble pullup (mid 3Q); shot not dropping, strong night on glass; layup over the top (mid 4Q); plenty of open looks, not converting - bit too strong on J (throughout gm.); elbow triple (late 4Q); drew foul (late 4Q, CHI down 94-97); off night but still finished w/ 14 boards
LINE: DD - 13 (4/17 shooting) & 14 boards (31 min.)
--Robin Lopez • midrange J (early 1Q) - 9-7 all-time v. B. Lopez h2h (S. King, NBC Sports Chicago); 4/4 start, taking adv. of size; lefty hook (mid 2Q); short hook (late 2Q) - destroying on interior; great D on B. Lopez reverse (early 3Q); righty hook off switch (early 3Q); check-in (mid 4Q); stopped B. Lopez on drive (late 4Q); outplayed brother but fell to 9-8 v. him
LINE: 14 & 3 boards (32 min.)
*****
RESERVES
Bobby Portis • check-in (late 1Q); missed elbow triple (late 1Q); rebounding well (1H); midrange J (from K. Dunn; late 3Q); tip-in and-1 (early 4Q); hustling for buckets on interior; uncontested layup (early 4Q); back down, hook, flex! on K. Kuzma (mid 4Q); found L. Markkanen over top for layup (mid 4Q); check out (mid 4Q); finished w/ 8 & 9 boards (20 min.)
Antonio Blakeney • check-in (late 1Q), 1st guard off bench; fadeaway J to left (late 1Q) - go-to move?; missed at rim (late 1Q); guarding KCP (late 1Q); transition J - dribble to set up, foot on line! (late 1Q); one dribble, J over J. Randle (mismatch, early 2Q); one dribble, pull-up 3 over J. Randle (draw foul, early 2Q); 9 pts (early 2Q); hanging J off straight drive (early 1Q); 11 straight pts! (2Q), getting fed the ball (early 2Q, CHI up 36-26); LIGHT: POSTER on J. Randle (early 2Q) - staredown, tech!; forcing couple runners, got separation but missed (mid 2Q); first sub (2H, got D. Valentine); missed pull-up triple (early 4Q); finished w/ 15 pts in 17 min.
Jerian Grant • check-in (late 1Q); elbow triple (from A. Blakeney, early 2Q); solid minutes, decent defense (1H); check-in (late 3Q); got separation but missed short banker (late 3Q); missing open looks (3Q); check-in (mid 4Q), check out (late 4Q); will need to fight for PT moving forward (15 min.); finished w/ 5 & 3 dimes
Cristiano Felicio • check-in (late 1Q), second big off bench; missed left hook (early 2Q); good post D on B. Lopez (2Q); check-in (late 3Q); wasn't much of a factor: finished w/ 2 boards in 11 min.
- Kay Felder -- DNP
- Paul Zipser -- DNP
- Quincy Pondexter -- DNP
- Ryan Arcidiacano -- G League
- Zach LaVine -- OUT (ACL recovery)
- David Nwaba -- OUT (ankle)
- Nikola Mirotic -- OUT (facial fracture)
- Cameron Payne -- OUT (foot)
TEAM RECORD: 3-12
*****
TEAM NOTES
-led 27-23 after 1
-18 bench points (1H)
-up 56-42 after 2
-up 75-72 after 3
-led by as much as 19
-shot just 38% overall, 11/36 from deep
*****
BARO NOTES
-A. Blakeney buckets! • hanging J will give people problems - shoots at last minute; getting his own shot, scoring consistently (15 in 17 min.)
-K. Dunn work in progress: bulldog defensively, needs a tighter handle, a bit more aggression diving to rim - showed off pretty decent midrange gm., should attack those zones more
-couldn’t buy basket in 3Q
-early 4Q lineup: starters + B. Portis
-bad execution down stretch - got OK looks but didn’t take care of ball, convert on open opportunities
-some good, decent amount of bad (blew 19-pt. lead) - growing experience?; A. Blakeney huge 1H, didn’t get many reps in 2H
• rookies italicized
LAL NOTES
11/21 v. CHI • W, 103-94
LAL (8-10)
Clockwise: K. Kuzma, L. Ball, B. Lopez, B. Ingram, K. Caldwell-Pope, J. Randle
STARTERS
--Lonzo Ball • got ripped by K. Dunn (mid 1Q), blocked by K. Dunn on FB (1Q); OOP flush from B. Ingram (late 1Q); missed lefty layup (mid 2Q); block on K. Dunn (mid 2Q); straightaway triple (from K. Kuzma, early 3Q); shot not falling, settling a bit instead of attacking open seams in paint (1Q-3Q); check-in (mid 4Q); elbow triple (mid 4Q); 10th board (mid 4Q); LIGHT: 12th board, lookahead to KCP for 3! (late 4Q); decent game: 13 boards on the night
LINE: 8 (3/13 shooting), 13 boards, 4 dimes (32 min.)
--Kentavious Caldwell-Pope • quiet opening 24, not very aggressive on either end (1H); iso J over L. Markkanen (first shot, late 2Q); elbow triple (late 2Q); elbow triple (early 3Q); fouled on triple (3/3 FT, late 3Q; down 73-64); put back layup (late 4Q, 3:01 left, LAL leads 91-89); side step triple (late 4Q, up 94-89, 11-0 run); missed heat check 3 (late 4Q); LIGHT: transition triple from L. Ball! (late 4Q); clutch o-board (late 4Q, up 99-94); FT o-board! (late 4Q, 21 sec.); one of best overall performances as a Laker, helped lead (& cap) comeback
LINE: 21, 8 boards, 4 dimes, 3 steals (39 min.)
--Brandon Ingram • charge in open court (1Q); lefty take v. K. Dunn (1Q); alley to L. Ball (late 1Q); hanging finish (mid 2Q); badly missed elbow triple (early 3Q); chase down block on K. Dunn (early 3Q); solid take on Ju. Holiday (early 3Q); using length to generate paint driving opps - turning down open 3s (late 4Q); 1/2 FT (late 4Q); LIGHT: semi-transition, hangman floater +1! (late 4Q); hangman finish (late 4Q); used physical traits well in 2H, wore down CHI's interior by driving hard to bucket; good night overall
LINE: 17, 5 boards & 5 dimes, 2 blocks (38 min.)
--Kyle Kuzma • against grain runner (1Q); tough triple! - 4/4 start, 10 pts; in w/ second unit to start 2Q; hit technical FT (early 2Q): hit transition triple (mid 2Q); elbow travel (mid 2Q); no conscience!; LIGHT: spinning and-1 (late 2Q); needs to settle down w/ shot selection at times; straightaway, semi-transition triple (early 3Q); aggressive, shots not falling (mid 3Q); whip back pass to J. Clarkson (early 4Q); hit technical FT (late 4Q); another pretty efficient (47% shooting), team-leading performance!
Kyle Kuzma
Top DOG of the Night: 22 pts, 5 boards, 3 dimes (40 min.)
--Brook Lopez • 1/5 start; tough 1H; fouled K. Dunn on triple (early 3Q); check-in (mid 4Q); spin layup (mid 4Q); missed 3 badly (late 4Q); rough night overall, never got in rhythm v. R. Lopez
LINE: 4 pts (2/10 shooting), 9 boards (25 min.)
*****
RESERVES
Julius Randle • check-in (5:36, 1Q); travel (late 1Q); alley to J. Clarkson (late 1Q); “blocked” by B. Portis (late 1Q); lob TO (early 2Q); check-in (late 3Q); strong board, put back (late 3Q); size up breakdown +1 on R. Lopez (late 3Q); LIGHT: HUGE SEQUENCE - block on B. Portis, transition and-1 (late 3Q; LAL down 73-67); turnaround J over C. Felicio (early 4Q); very good night overall - helped spearhead 2H comeback; finished w/ 10 pts, 10 boards & 2 blocks off bench (28 min.)
Jordan Clarkson • check-in (late (1Q); OOP layup (late 1Q); quiet 1H; check-in (late 3Q); elbow triple from K. Kuzma (early 4Q); no rhythm; check out (mid 4Q); OK night: finished w/ 12 pts in 16 min.
Josh Hart • check-in (start 2Q); missed triple (early 2Q); check-in (mid 3Q); transition draw foul (1/2 FT, mid 3Q); put back dunk! (late 3Q); found J. Clarkson for straightaway triple (late 3Q); flying o-board (early 4Q); cutting layup (tied at 80, early 4Q); good minutes, played role nicely: finished w/ 5 pts, 3 boards, 1 steal (14 min.)
Corey Brewer • check-in (start 2Q); played just 3 min.
Ivica Zubac • check-in (late 1Q); short hook in lane (late 1Q); played just under 3 min.
- Tyler Ennis -- DNP
- Andrew Bogut -- DNP
- Luol Deng -- DNP
- Thomas Bryant -- DNP
- Alex Caruso -- G League
- Vander Blue -- G League
- Larry Nance Jr. -- OUT (broken hand)
TEAM RECORD: 8-10
*****
TEAM NOTES
-led 17-13 (4:58, 1Q)
-down 27-23 after 1Q
-12 TOs, down 56-42 (after 1H)
-down 62-42 (early 3Q)
-down 75-72 after 3
-shot 40% overall, 23 dimes v. 12 TOs
*****
BARO NOTES
-K. Kuzma -- go-to scoring, setting aggressive tone w/ smart shot selection
-awful team D, offensive execution, CHI rotating very well (mid 2Q)
-no offensive flow, a bit too much 1-on-1 (1H)
-strong 4Q performance! • B. Ingram making plays at rim, KCP cashing transition triples & boarding in traffic
-only 1 2H TO
-CT lineup: closed w/ starters
-LAL moves into 8th place!
• rookies italicized
KEY
DD = double-double
CT = crunch-time
1H = 1st half
2H = 2nd half
1Q = 1st quarter • 2Q = 2nd quarter
3Q = 3rd quarter • 4Q = 4th quarter
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